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Man accused in Israeli embassy staffer killings faces new terrorism charges
- Yesterday, prosecutors unsealed a superseding indictment adding four terrorism counts against Elias Rodriguez, 31, in the District of Columbia.
- During the May 21, 2025, event, investigators say Rodriguez approached attendees leaving a Young Diplomats reception at the museum and fired about 20 rounds from a semi-automatic handgun.
- A federal filing details that the superseding indictment adds four D.C. terrorism counts and a federal aggravating factor, and prosecutors say Rodriguez wrote a manifesto to inspire political violence.
- The attack killed Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, while two additional Israeli Embassy employees survived, prompting vigils and mourning.
- U.S. officials and the FBI say the incident was a targeted, antisemitic terror attack amid global condemnation and domestic polarization over the Gaza war, with several charges carrying death or life imprisonment penalties.
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Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney General, announced new terrorism charges against Elias Rodriguez of Chicago, accused of killing Israeli embassy employees Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim in front of the Jewish Capital Museum in Washington on May 21, 2025.Read more
Terrorism charges added in Capital Jewish Museum shooting that killed Overland Park native
Federal prosecutors say a superseding indictment unsealed Wednesday charges Elias Rodriguez, 31, with multiple new counts tied to acts of terrorism while armed, on top of existing murder, hate crime, and firearms charges.
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